Action vs. Desire

Thursday, January 3rd, 2013

Here in California, the state legislature is re-elected with something close to 100 percent every two years, even though they’re about as popular as Chlamydia. So I am accustomed to what follows.

Obamacare sucks. I do not say that as a person who dislikes the program and the philosophy behind it, although I do and I do. What I mean by that is that it doesn’t do what it is supposed to do, and it doesn’t even come close to that. But, it passed both houses, the Supreme Court upheld it, President Obama was re-elected and hey, we’re keeping it. Even though it has never been very popular.

The “fiscal cliff deal” stinks on ice. Again, I do not say that as a person who can see through it or who is opposed to it, although I can and I am. It doesn’t help anyone, practically or politically, except for the crony capitalists I suppose. Someone somewhere said it was a big ol’ argument about our tax policy dressed up as a big ol’ argument about our debt…and I’m picking up that a lot of people are aware of this. But what was the popular viewpoint when our legislators were getting ready to hoodwink us on this? “They need to find ways to work together” or some rot like that.

Obama, as noted above, was re-elected.

Harry Reid remains in charge of the Senate.

Today, John Boehner was re-elected as Speaker of the House.

There is no significant change anywhere, even though the public at large is about as disenchanted with the way things are going, as they have been for quite some time. It’s like a bigger version of California. The electorate isn’t firing anyone, anywhere, and it isn’t because they’re pleased with the state of things. It’s because they’re tired. They’re not fixing anything because they don’t see how; and they refuse to admit that they don’t know what to do.

When people get that way, they generally decide to maintain the status quo. Even though they hate it. Their actions become antithetical to their desires. Because while they’re frustrated, they’re also confused and they’re also bored.

I think that’s what’s happening right now. It’s been happening for awhile.

That’s why this country is fucked right now. People don’t like where we are, or where we’re going, but they don’t want to do anything about it. Don’t take some time to learn about the candidates or issues. Don’t stop sending people who lie to their faces back to Washington to represent them. Don’t fire the politicians when they won’t change the status quo.

They’re confused because they want to be. They’re bored because they’re lazy. They don’t know what to do because they’re ignorant. And that’s how they choose to be.